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No. 280,853. Patented July 10, 1883.

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UNITED STATES THOMAS H. PENDEBGAST,

PAT NT KFFICE.

OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

HAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letter Application filed March 19, 1883.

at Louisville, in the county'of Jefferson and.

State of Kentucky,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inHames; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

This my invention relates to a certain new and useful improvement inhames, but more especially inthe' trace-hooks and hame-fastenings,consisting, first, in the trace hooks, which are made somewhat similarto those now in common use, two of which are hinged upon the same staplein a reversed manner, so that the hooks will overlap each other, therebyforming a double or lap hook, from which the traces cannot be detachedby any ordinary jostling without first separating the hooks, which wouldrequire the removal of the plate over them before they could beseparated.

This invention further consistsin the peculiar construction of thehame-fastening,which is made of good malleable iron, so formed as to beespecially adapted to ordinary hames by simply passing the end throughthe eye of the hames, with a jog 011 the outside to prevent it fromdrawing out of the eye, while the end extends up'the edge of the hame,and is secured thereto by means of bolts, the end of one part of thefastenings having flanges turned on the edges'in front and at the backto form a bore or groove, to answer as a guide for the other end of thefastening, and also to answer as a means of hinging the catch-trigger,which constitutes the fastening, by the catch entering the slot in thesliding part of thestrap as it enters the bore, and is held firmlyinthat position bya spiral spring under the rear of the catch-trigger.

The object of this my invention is to provide a hame-fastening for theuse of fire-departments and other similar purposes, especially adaptedto ordinary hames, so arranged that it cannot become detached. by anyordinary I jostling or sudden jerking of the horse, and

also to provide a set of safety trace-hooks from s Patent-No. 280,853,dated July 10, 1883.

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which the traces cannot become detached without breaking while in use. Iattain the above objects by the mechanism illustrated in the drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the collar and hames,showing the catch-fastening and safety trace-hooks. Fig. 2 is asectional View,

ening may be made. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the catch-fastening,showing the teeth or catches. Fig. 4 is a vertical central section ofFig. 3.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My invention is fully illustrated in detail in the drawings, in which Arepresents the collar,which is made simi lar to those now in common use.

B is the neck-cushion, and O the hames, which are made of wood withironmountings, and in form as shown in the drawings,-with eyes at thelower ends for the fastening.

E E are the breast-rings, and F is the link for adjusting the size ofthe collar.

G is the check-rein ring.

H H are the double safety trace hooks, which are made in form as shown,with a small plate, I, secured on the top, to prevent opening of thehooks after the link J has been inserted.

K K are the hame-fastenings, which are made of iron and in form asshown, with a lug, L, back of the eye of the hames to answer as a lock,in connection with screw-bolts in the hame to prevent drawing out. Thesefastenand one part thereof has flanges turned on the edges to form abore or groove, T, to serve as a guide for the other part, and also as abearing for the catchtrigger N, hinged by a bolt passing through theflanges at O, and is pressed up by the spiral spring 1? under the rearend of the trigger when the catch It of the trigger has entered the slotS of 'strap- K, therebylocking it and holding it firmly while in use.This fastening is intended to be made as described, but may be made, asshown in Fig. 2, with teeth on the inside of the lap, as shown in Figs.3 and 4 of the drawings.

showing another form in which the catch-fastings are especially adaptedto ordinary hames,

Having thus fully described the nature and object of thisn1yinvention,what Iclaim as my each side of the hames, one of which ispro- 10 invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patvided with a 111g,L, and a slot, S, and the other ent, in hame-fastenings, isflanged toform a groove, and provided with a 1. As an improvement in hames, thedouble spring-trigger, N, having a catch, It, all ar- 5 or lap hooks H,as above described, in combiranged substantially as shown and described.

nation with the plate I, substantially as de- THOMAS H. PENDERGAST.scribed, and for the purpose set forth. Vitnesses:

2. A hame-fastener composed of two metal- I FRANK PARDON, lic straps, K,adapted to be attached one at C. HEWITT.

